Abuse Me
Yearning Echoes: Artur Menezes' Soulful Plea for Love and Loss
Lyrics
Why did it take so long for me to finally see?
Expressing realization and questioning the delayed understanding of a significant truth.
That she was the nicest thing that ever happened to me
Acknowledging that the person in question was a positive and valuable presence in the speaker's life.
I miss her I need her I love her
Conveying emotions of longing, need, and love for the individual mentioned.
But she won't return my calls
Highlighting the speaker's attempt to reach out to the person, but receiving no response to their calls.
She don't dig me at all
Expressing that the person doesn't reciprocate the speaker's feelings and is uninterested.
Use me I want her to abuse me
Desiring to be used and abused by the person, possibly as a form of emotional pain or seeking attention.
Mas ela não quer saber mais de mim"
Portuguese line: "But she doesn't want to know about me," indicating the person's disinterest in the speaker.
I said hold me I want you to hold me 'til I can't breathe no more
Expressing a desire for physical closeness, asking to be held until breathing becomes difficult.
She said forgot to forgive you forgive me forgot to
A complex line suggesting mutual forgiveness issues in the relationship.
You all alone
Describing a state of loneliness after the departure of the speaker's baby (significant other).
Yeah my baby she's gone
Affirming the absence of the speaker's loved one.
Use me I want you to abuse me
Reiterating the desire to be used and abused by the person, emphasizing a longing for a connection.
Por que você não quer saber mais de mim?
Portuguese line: "Why don't you want to know about me?" echoing the theme of rejection.
Now go and use me I want you to abuse me
Encouraging the person to go ahead and use the speaker, further expressing the desire for mistreatment.
Me usa me abusa até o fim
Portuguese line: "Use me, abuse me until the end," reinforcing the theme of seeking emotional pain or connection.
Don't you, don't you, don't you ever leave me
Pleading for the person not to leave, emphasizing the fear of abandonment.
'Cause all I wanna do
Expressing a strong desire to make love to the person, possibly as a way of reconnecting or expressing affection.
Make love to you
Reiterating the desire to make love, emphasizing a strong emotional and physical connection.
Yeah
Exclaiming affirmatively about the desire to make love.
I wanna make love to you
Repeating the longing to make love to the person.
I wanna love you
Expressing a general desire to love the person.
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